1 t
BRINGING
i i nil ii ii ii ii r ,,1 iiiiiTrr
hswws. A L g- i V 4 toso s 1l -ss stress LH&
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FRENZIED FINANCE
IN BOX FIGHT GAME
Promoter .Who Get Willwd-Morw
Go Will Break All Roordi
' for Bip Pane.
BO BUSINESS IN THOUSANDS
NCTT YORK. Jn, 2S.-Th ft tori not
the various fight promoters to "sign Jess
Wlllard and Frank Moran for & ten-round
timit. hv thU sUte, his reached th
frensled finance tage wherein the auo
cntfa! bidder la Ukyv to surpass all
treviou records, yoMhoufth, he may not
ind the venture." . pmfltahl.. At tha
present tirrtV: threei prpposnr ',hav bwn
jiad for th tr ii-Bt ot. h , heavy
ralftita.- '' " '' " . ' J
I Ona glvot ViUarrt' t-iSOd 'uarantaa er
jr. per tent C $h, gt;TCceipt and II
Jer cent. of. th moving IHrtur. profit.
second bffen .".2.Q fiat guarantee, and
t lyiOO Honu 'for-slgtrlng'whUe the third
provide that thi champion' shall receive
SAXJ for two- ten-round bout.'
J Moran. In tbe role rt challenger, 1 not
o liberally treated. mUhou'rh tha offer
aa him would mutts old time pugilist
Jrref-ri with envy. One promoter promised
lie sorrrl tapped boxer f lfi.000 for . hla
nd of a bout with. Wlllsrd, .another
J niiied Oil to JIT.nno and a third offered
sjKl.'iOo for hts services in two ten-round
Sxiutak ' ' f' ' ' .." '
. AH these proposition are baaed tipoa
ten-round no-declslon bout to be held
i ....
an' or near New York City within tha nest
th:-? monthi. Nothing Ilka the tumi
"I'aa ever been put up for auch a content
, Jin tha past history of (lie ring. The
Jieoord puree In. of courtie." tha pol.WV)
ylven by Tea Rickard for tha Jffrl-
?.lohnsnn fight at Reno, Ner July 4. IMA
J I1-kf Kna 'Mike VaeuloaY. f
i Tha larRciit um ever paid to piiBllUtJ
.for a leit-round 6unt auch aa Wlllard
jim.l Moran are ml.ed CCJ!n for waa the
CW purfo Klven for tha McFarlnn.l
Jtijl bon bout here September 11. 11S. Mo
Jfatlrtrid rerlved $17,500 and aibbona
l"'.Cx). Tht trrhum rerelpta wero announced
liS,'). Now Wlllard la offered aa
Jtnui( for Icq rounds a t.hese twii r'ng
Mr rerivet Jointly. l ' '
i forhclt and Sullivan fuditht for a puma
ut $.ow 'lth a J.1o bt of tlO.bX) each,
fe thnt the entlra vnliie of the pume waa
t oo or.kM lhah XN'lllaM arlil. Moran
bve beon -offered for a ten-round no
filr lslon bout." Tfle laritcst' frtte fit New
Yurk'n ' puKlllntlat . bldtoty we " fAaoo
;aWen Jn at'th JeffHca-Sliarkn twhty
flve-rntind- ftht at Coney. lxlamlIoveio
.'ber..J.. 10,' Tbl amount would notcover
'Ifie e tin-1 of tha proponed bout, ao
cording to tlit promoters atrlvlnf to land
the attraction.
)y no stretch of ImaSlnation ran 'a
vVlUard-Moran bout be conywrnl for
Wwlns power with tha Jeffrlea-Sharkey
bettle. According to tha promoters, how.
ever, they expect tha former pair to brln?
in close to tioo.ooft at the tat. To them
nt least prosperity la no longer a prospect
It Is a reality, right In the midst of tha
fight fans.
California Tennis
Players Do Not Like
Proposed New Rule
NEW YORK, Jan. IS.-Letters from
officials of lawn tennis organisations In
the weet and on the Pacific coast which
have been received by an official, of the
1'ntted States National Uwn Tennis
association, are construed here as Indi
cating that the western men will secede
from the association if It adopts a rule
excluding ail tennis players connected
with sporting goods establishments.
California is reported here to be re
belllqus against any movement reflecting
upon the amateur atatus of Maurice E.
Mrlxiuthlln and Thomas C. Bundy, aa a
result of their venture in a sporting goods
business. It Is Intimated that the west.
ern men are ready to contend that a
player remains an amateur unless he r
Ci-ivcs payment In money or Its equiva
lent for competing, competes fur a cash
prize rr sells his prises.
The iieion is likely to be brought up
for determination at the meeting of the
autionel association next month.
Chicago to Have
Auto Race in May
,; CHICAGO. Jsi. K.-The contest board
of the American Automobile association
Im glveu its sanction to the holding of
the first snnu-il western Inter-club non
irofctnnsl automcblle race to be held
I re In May. scrcrCIng to ail announc
n rnt made public today. Only nonprofes
sional drivers and mechanicians will be
alloaed to com;te.
Lattimore Will
' Manage Topeka
TOPJ.KA. Ksn., Jsn. .-R. J. lttl
more, for two seasons captain and sec
nt baseman of tha Topeka Westers
ksgu club, has been appointed manager
UP FATHER
Just an
By
Cyclone Kelly, a middleweight of so
scared six people to desth after a flcht
Barry fought. Mr. Barry separated Kell y
they carried the eyclona tn his tent
more dead than alive.
An hour afterward he came to and
was beainnlns; to take notice, lis dressed,
left the pavilion and blew over to his
hotel. Still feline tired and rundown, tha
Cyclone squatted In a big chair, took a
load off his feet and started to dote
off. Hs dted. away for fully half an
hour. Nothing disturbed him .and . he
bothered no one -els. .
-' A saw font entered with. a -trip and
the clerk at the counter slammed the bell
for a boy. Clang! i .
I'p jumped Kelly. He took a swing
at tha new arrival, hit the elevator, boy
on tha nose, .busted the clerk on the
glim and raised the greatest hullabaloo
ever seen In that Joint, v
Four or .five cops were drawn Into
the quarrel, and Kelly was subdued. At
two big bulls sat on him, Kelly looked
up with a blank ' expression "and skid:
, , .
No Heat in Train,
Joe Stecher Almost
- Freezes Scissors
Joe stecher la experiencing some of the
trials and tribulations actor, persons who
ply the kerosene circuit, according to ,
fetter from loe Jietmanek. Hetmanak
says he And Joe will set down their trip
from Uuluth. Minn., to Calumet. Mich.,
as one Of the bit events of their lives. -.
After -knocklnir ever a couple of Du
luth's favorite sons Batcher was sohed-
tiled to retch tbe night train out of the
frosen city for Cnlumet, where. he. was
tarded' to pin tlie shoulder of a' cnople
of more hODefuIa. - . .
. According to lietmanek It was S5 de
grees below r.ero upon their departure
from iniltith.. .The 2S degrees , (juli-kly
frose the water r'pes of the train, the
strain as if result couldn't circulate and
the car was drvold of heat Half ad oxen
extra blankets didn't relieve the-situation
any, stfye- lletmnnek, kytd the roadled of
he railroad Is tmblng to make the Union
r,olla.ivlout. i - '
As a result Sttrher and lietmanek did
cot sleep a wink. during the night, and It
took six 'hours In-a Calumet 'hotel with
the therinomater at W for Bteeher to thaw
out so he. could succfuifully apply the
scissors .that, evening V. .
Herman B. Duryea,
Sportsman, is Dead
8ARANAC LAKE, N. T., Jan. K.-Her
man B. Duryea. for many years a promi
nent figure in American racing and
yachting circles, died here today.
Mr. Duryea, In association with Harry
rayne Whitney, owned a number of fa
mous racing horses. In 1914 his Purbar
III won the PiiUh Perby, being the
fourth American owned horse to win that
classic event Another triumph on the
Knglish turf for the American sportsman
was his victory at New Market In 191
when Sweeper II won a spectacular race.
Mr. Puryea maintained atable la tg.
land, France ami,' America," and .was' 4
deputy steward o('th American Jockey
club. ' ' ; '. ' ',
Automatic Base Ball
The Delta Pigs hung up a new record
at the automatic base ball game by com
piling a total of 33b run. Walter of that
teajn'alao broke the Individual record py
counting ninety runs In the five gamea.
Hcott ft Kill defeated the Alamltoa a
four out of fiv gsm series. Bcores:
AUAMITOH.
' 1st. d. ad - 4th. tth. Tot.
Vernon 4 14 10 N 12 4
K elt man 1 1 I II 40
Navaaki 4 14 11 K 47
Itoherty lft It H 14 'I Ti
frefk t 14. 10 1 M
Totals...... . 47 M U M U 77.'
CTT in 10
- 1st. i. Stt. 4th. tth Tnt.
phurtgs...'..v.... U 14 1S..1U ,&7
Morton 14 lk 14 12 14 71
Jnrvt, ft T 10 44
Kellogg .Ml - "1- 14 10- 11 m
labor U - 1 .Is . 12 ;
Total U 8 M T Srt4
Th Delta Slgs defeated th Florshelra
Junkirs ftv games. Poorest ..
-FLOK8.HEIM JfNlORS.
lt. SA. 3d. 4lh. (th. Tof
Mesley , I 11 M
Nulili,, v.11 14 - M
Itven 10 11 1! l as
Manlon IU 11 IS M
lisnington .... J 11 11 11 47
Tots Is 46 U M 41 61
PKITA BIDS.
l.t. Id. 3d
4th.
H
1&
10
7
17
6th Tot
Harrington
Roli.ll
Vocgt
Muivahl'd ..
VValiera ....
.11
14
7
11
l
U
S
14
.... t
...AS
....12
....II
II
U
14
It
is
1
Totala a MM (1 71 SJ6
Th Maxwell Car won fiv game from
Burges-Nsh on a forfait. Score:
MAXWEU CAR.
1st. Id. Id. th. Hh Tot
Francis
Htoweli
(V.lllns .
KalHd ,
CuKia ...
It
It
21
II
C
7
I
11
11
lt
10
14
1
I
u
14
11
I
14
tl
U
THE ItKK: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, .TAXITAIIV 20, V.Uh.
f'oprrlshf. 11S. Interns
tlonnl News flervlre.
Earful
Tad
me renown years airo out west, almt
In Oakland one night. Kelly and Pnve
from his senses In the f.fth round, and
'What round waa that?"
T, A.D.Jones to Be
the Head Foot Ball
Coach at Yale
NKW HAVr-.V. C-onn., Jnn. .-T. A. P.
Jones, former Tale quarterback and mem
ber of the All-American foot ball team,
baa been decided upon as head coach tit
the Yale eleven, It Is endorstood here,
although official confirmation Is lacking
pending formal action by the committee
having the matter In charge. This com
mittee, It Is understood, will meet within
a few (lays. "' v .'.. . . .-i
It Is also understood that M. J V.
Sweeney, an Instructor' In phynlra.r'euN
ture at Hill school, snrt a former wefl
known athlete at St.' Francis "Xavler's
college,' Is to be called a a consulting
coach.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-John Kllpatrlck,
one of the committee of three appointed
lo consider tha selection of a Yale foot
ball coach, when seen here today, denied
thst any definite selection had been
made.
Karl Bock Wins in
: Indoor Golf Play
Karl Bock won hla first round match In
the Indoor golf tournament now In prog
ress at Bill Clark's indoor golf link yes
terday afternoon by defeating Frank Hus
sell a up and 2.
Mrs. Allan Parmer was the winner of
the invitation match given by Mrs. How
ard Goodrich at the Indoor links yeater
day. TENNIS TROPHIES STOLEN
FROM HAROLD HACKETT
NEW YORK, Jan. Sfc-No traca has
been found or alxteen valuable lawn ten
nis trophies, pieces of silverware, stolen
nearly a month ago from Harrold II.
Hackett, former national champion In
doubles. News of Mr. Hackett' loaa be
came publlo here today from queries
from nearby cities where the police had
received 'a Tlst of the stolen articles, sent
out by the - police of New York. Pieces
of silver ; disappeared; from Mr. Hack
ett' room In New York hotel.
r : J ,
" t.exvklHar for Troeble.
Tlie Mogul basket ball team of Council
Bluffs would like game with light south
western Towa high school -or Independent
teams. ' Charles Olsen, who may be
reached at the Council. Bluffs Young
Men's Chritlan association building, 1
arranging Its gsmea. phone its,
Mese' I.eaaae.
IDEXAL MACK1NAW8.
1st. Ihi. W.Tot.
Parker US 13 Yt
Knes l'-'4 1.1 W 344
Cornell Wl K PS 3S7
Florke IM H: ll.S M
Westergard 1M 24 1) J
Totsl ...,7I 7'tJ ta.:i)
1PKAL 8I11HTS
1st. M sd.Tot.
Rathk 1st 11 PI fy
Johnston ...U7 117 1.17 4I1
Harrington ! 1.-4 147 Sni
I'roooiiio ...IS. 1M )Kik 4:4
Klrkbanr ..lu 19 170 4VS
ToUls ....?( MS Mo L'a
CLAfSlO COATS.
Me If
..144
Totals ... 7S
. MINA
Ut.
Pearson
Kirk ...
tiraham
lHrbeirl
Jl.nllko '
..1WI
..1
..124
..112
..14
Q. Wit
Totals - ....7 7S0 75 mt
Tarlfle LSsr,
CAR RBOORPS.
1st.
Kendrick
.17
Vsnous ...
Pfeffer v..
htwrn ....
Sweeny
.14N
.17
.l
.142
Int. 1. I.Tnt.
McPougal
Hisford ..
,.11
..12
..114
..!
,.1
..
107
i'l ;
Totals
14!
lit
1J4
1-1
. .
li Sm
14 !M
2!3 Ixi2
141 4j
Ii 14
I'ASSKXntll.
!Mjy ....
i8t
Kt-arle !47
pwsnson ..
lltishnell ..
Handicap .
MHites 1
anous
Kanka
klenv
HsiiUlcap ...
Totals ...
Pit BAD.
I -arson
tiargadin
Courtney ,
Walker ...
Glasgow ...
Totala ...
7ii (cs 7.4 aue
tlOIPKM.
1st. 3.1 W.Tot.
Ml
1
1M
144
1"1
lui
h9
Totsls .
M ISO.
Wells ....
Ptethman
Karls ....
Conkllng .
Ocander .
Tots's .
NfcB.
Peterson .
bstntos .
144
.115
.lift
.1'
16
l.J
IIS
117
Sol S.-4 7.1
I DUAL OVERAU.8
1st. I.I t.Tot.
Paul 14 !. 1. 416
Pcott 1 121 14J 42
YANKS BUY FEDS
WORTH $40,000
New York American Club Pays Out
Fat Sum for Magee, Cullop
and Gedeon.
ANNOUNCEMENT BY JOHNSON
CHICAGO. Jan. 25. Forty thousand dol
lar was spent by the New York Ameri
can lesgue club to strengthen Its playing
force by the purchase , of the Federal
league stars, Magee, Cullop and Oedcon.
according to B. B. Jshrtson. president of
the lesgue. Mr. Johnson said today that
he had been glvert this Information in a
telephonic conversation with-Jacob .Rup
pert. on of the owner of the Yankees.
-lee Magee,- who managed the Brooklyn
Federal last . season,' brought tho top
price,- MMOO, according to Mr. Johnsonls
Information, whll Nick Cullop and
Oedeoti'sold for t7,M0 esch.- Cullop
pitched for the Ken bus City Federals last
season, " While.. Oedcon. - an - Inflelder,
Jumped to the third league from the Salt
Pake City team of the Coast league
Brandeis Five to
Battle Wesley an
Here in February
The Mrandels banket bull team, leaders
In the Trl-City league, will play Nebraska
Weslryan at the Omaha Young Man's
Christian association on Febuary 10.
This game should be one of the best of
tho yesr, as the Nebraska Wesleyan
quintet holds the Intercollegiate title of
the state by virtue of victories over the
t'nlvcrslty of Nebraska 'and all, ether
University '"teams. The Brandela are fhe
Independent ohamp of th tjte and this
battle' wfll decide the sbsolut supremacy
of "thla Commonwealth. : ; :- ? .
The Brandela team goes to Fort Podge,
la.,' Wednesday night to play- the first
of a series of three gamer for the cham
pionship of Iowa And Nebraska, with th
Company G team of that city. The Fort
Dodge .crew will tplay a return gam In
Omaha on a subsequent date and. if a
third gam Is nsocssary . to decide the
honors of the two states, that fray will
be staged.
Tie uim No riayed.
' SCTTON, Neb., Jan. , 24. (Special)
The Button' and Fairmont basket ball
five' played on the local floor Friday
evenlnu. According to .the Suttor oore
look liie wore was 22 to 10 in Sutton's
favor, Falrmount s book stated 21. to 21.
Mutton decided to play off the tl and so
did Fairmont,, but the .Fairmonts backed
oat. . -
U. S. BLUEJACKETS ARE
BEST FED OF ANYBODY
WASHINGTON, Jan. .-"If we serve
eggs aboard ship the men want to see th
hells; If we serve potatoes, they want
to see th skins, and they're entitled to,"
aid Rear Admiral McGowan, paymaster
of the navy, in telling the house naval
committee today that American bluejack
ets ar the beat fed body of men in th
world.
"When any of our men ha eaten
what' on th mess table." he added,
"he's hsd a mighty good meal and he's
satisfied."
While the naval ration cost M cent a
day per man, and tha army ration about
H or !T cent, th admiral declared he
never would, under any circumstances,
recommend any less quality or quantity
of food for the sailor.
M.natit. ef Ocrss Steamer.
Pnrtl
UVBumoL...
OliAtOWW
NAKl.Krt
rxuimo
Arrlr.
Ontwns ,
.Csnteroala..
..St Louis.
.rtaeru.
.luuis.
170 1S7 601
Bryant ...
Kefregler
Krieha ...
Handicap
..144 14.1 17:
..14.3 114 171
..136 3ll 152
..777
736 74H ZTTi
TAYliORS.
M. 3d. Tot.
14.1 1
14 l.l 413
111 lb 4.J
lx 12 l
m us 4j
Totals 73 lis 4&
OUNERAL FHKIQHT
1st. 2d. 3d Tot
VaDor 1H lis I.I j,.
I'rummy ...,iii ij
rowler ITS
Pana 1:17 ja
Weirich 14 17
Handicap ... it i
172 4
1 471
l.Vi 2
147 4JS
U M
2d. S.1. Tot.
149
.'34 bo0
Totals.
79J 778 775 2342
l.4
P7
1M
lui
124 bn
14K 4-
lt 4 .7
votive rowEk.
T XT . J"1" M- Tot.
I Norgard..ti& 133 11 64
Renders ....l 1HH lm 4
Nancura ....111 12 114
J1' ." 141 178 14 475
H Norgard.?)! 1S2 U 64
Total .. .in ri TteUU
fcNQ INFERS.
. tM 1st. lid. Jd.Tot.
Rodfield ...I.' 1H ni 4r,i
Pickett 1 i 0 623
Coulter 1J 177 1M 4;n
Barnum ....179 in 114 41
ieckler 174 l&l lie K3
Tout. ...110 77 ij 1413
OMAHA SHOPS.
1st. id. Id Tot
Johnson ....14 13H j 72 4)7
Ptorrs tt 14S 123 4"S
Koch 143 131 ha 4l
Pauer Ih3 14 l. 4T0
echmelster MA U4 1V4 U
7V1 ITS !4t
:d. sd. Tot
IkJ 117
127 VA 4V
14 l.M 134 41S
124 1 :4 I N' 4
170 17 1! 6
U h3 63 15
...Ii 7M 2 1147
ACCOUNTS
1st Id Sil. Tot
...170 1M lt '1
..124 121 ISn 4X
...IM 11 1M 4H7
...14H 1M 153 412
...ill laj 1M Lui
...Ml K! WS4T
P1V1HION.
Ut Id Id. Tot
...1 1 HI K
...1,7 1J7 171 4i
Drawn for The Bee by George McManus
Allan Liner Disabled
by a Terrific Gale
QUKKN8TOWN. Jan. 2V-The Allan
Una steamer TomcrsniRn. outward bound
from Glasgow for Canada, has been dls
shied by a terrific (rule and Is making for
Queenetown. The stcsmer lost Its rudder
and propeller. All aboard the ship are
safe. Another steamer Is escorting It to
port.
NEWTON RULE WINS OUT
AGAINST SIOUX COUNTY
(From a Rsff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.-8peclal Tele
gram.) The supreme court today dis
missed for want of jurisdiction th case
of the county of Ploux against Newton
1 Lt, -
'' ssm ii riitM.-jassaSJsjs.,walsjs
J,.
On the track it aiA't the colt,
but the seasoned hoss that's
gen'raUy the Winrier. Among
most pipe smokers it's the
. -
agea tobacco tnat s
the fav'rite. ,
a srr . vfnif ,vt
iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinrmTTmT
I VI I ' I
Rule growing out of the taking of certain
lands by the Board of County commis
sioner of Ploux City county for public
roads. The decisions in the court below
were In favor of Rule. The decision of
the supreme court tody affirm those
derisions by Indirection.
Bee Wsnt-Ads serve hundreds daily.
Can't Enter Mexico.
Without Fifty Bucks
GALVESTON. Tex., Jan. 25.-Th' MexU
can consulste here was notified today
that General Carranxa had promulgated a
decree which would require all persons
entering Mexico to have at least 150 In
their possession. This' will apply to all
foreigner entering the country by, boat
or along the American border, says the
dispatch.
.''
.yM
. J
A GEING makes tobacco
Kentucky Burley tobacco's unbeatable,
smoking qualities are at their best after two
years of ageing. That is a fact ; ;
Artificial ageing is used by some,' , but
S 1 -e
Time alone can age and mature tobacco
properly.
That is not merely our opinion. It is a fact easily
shown to your satisfaction by a pipeful of cool, age
mellowed VELVET.
You shall be the judge of the extra mild-
and smoothness VE
1 its natural ageing
wooden hogsheads.
Put VELVET to the pipe test.
It is well worth your while.
10 Tiaa ' "
Owe PmmJ CIsm
IIMt!!l,'!?!;?rTffMI!ltl?';;M!l!IIIIMHIMI?f?T?i;iHHmiHHflllMI'l!IHMIIMm'-f
Strike of Arizona .
Copper Miners Over
CLIFTON. Arix.. Jan. 2o.-The strike
of 5,000 miners In the three copper dls-'
trlct of Clifton.' Morencl and Metcalf.
Arlt.. which began September U, Isst,
wa definitely terminated tonight, when
the former" employes of the three oper
ating concerns.' the Artionla. Detroit and
Shannon Copper companies, voted unan
imously to return to work under, th
proposition' offered by the manager of
the three companies? on January S. Oper-.
atlons, suspended since the1 strike begsn,
probably will be resumed next week.
I'nder the- agreement the companies
recognize no union, but axe to Introduce
a" sliding soale of pay under which the
miner will receive, at the present Jvrlce
of copper, $3.41 per day; carpenter Will
be paid 15 per day;, machinist and boiler
makers, $6.31 and laborers, J. 50.
mmu ill
1 1 i 1 m ml' K MI- M
1 ' I
milder.
LVET gets
for two years
ge Mel-U1 Bag
KuasUors
SI
4
;
f r the season.
Handicap
TuUU..,
.. it n
..SJ 71
Total M 1
11 23
47 u r.4
! 107 14 IJ4 440
l'helps Ki 14 14 4